What type of character is the Protagonist? Antagonist: General Zaroff
Describe the setting: Isolated Island, Caribbean Sea.
Type of Conflict: Man vs Man, Man vs Environment.
Describe the main conflict: Rainsford is trapped on an island, and is being hunted by Zaroff.
Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax is when Rainsford is being hunted by Zaroff in the forest and tries several trapping techniques to kill him.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?At the beginning of the story, Rainsford shows no care for the feelings of the animals he hunts. When Rainsford starts getting hunted by Zaroff, he begins to know how it feels to be hunted. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: "Ugh! It's Like moist black velvet."
Personification:the speeding yacht slapped him in the face
Foreshadowing (give both elements):Zaroff tells Rainsford that Ivan is savage, like all his race, and Zaroff turns out to be savage too.
Irony: Rainsford goes from being a hunter, to being hunted.
Imagery: The night crawled like a wounded snake
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? It means that the time he spent hiding from Zaroff felt like a whole year.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”?
It refers to an animal that is being hunted by a pack
of dogs, but is not yet cornered, or caught.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island?
"blood warm waters of the Caribbean sea"
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style?
He invested in American securities and became wealthy that way.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him?
Zaroff promises him to let him go free from the island to continue his pursuits as a hunter.
6. What happened to Lazarus?
Lazarus followed one of Zarroff's "huntees" into the quicksand.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?
He rests in a tree at one point, and Zaroff tracks him but never looks up in the tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea?
A quarter of a million acres.
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins?
Because they would leave a poorer trail, therefor, making the hunt more challenging for Zaroff.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons.
From Zaroff's careless behavior stopping his search and smoking, Rainsford realizes that the general plans on prolonging the game.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”?
Zaroff turns on the lights for his fake channel to trap ships, he makes the approach deadly because he misdirects the ships to "giant rocks with razor edges that crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws."
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?
He was killed by Rainsford and fed to the dogs. Zaroff mentioned that the winner would sleep in his bed, at the end, it says "it was the most comfortable bed Rainsford had ever slept in".
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? Zaroff admired the talent and brains of Rainsford even while being beaten by him, Zaroff had never had a "huntee" use such techniques..
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? Rainsford fell off the boat and swam all of the way to the shore, also when he was being hunted, he could run a great amount of distance, this proves his great stamina.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)Before Rainsford had landed on the island, he had no concern for how an animal felt when he hunted them. When Rainsford landed on the island and Zaroff began to hunt him, he began to know what it was like to be hunted.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. Connell sets an eerie, dark atmosphere in Rainsford's situation without any gore or grotesqueness. Instead he uses the scarily confident attitude of Zaroff, and the fact that he traps and hunts humans for his own entertainment.
Short Stories - Literary Devises
Title: The Most Dangerous Game
Point of View: 3rd Person
Protagonist: Sanger Rainsford
What type of character is the Protagonist?
Antagonist: General Zaroff
Describe the setting: Isolated Island, Caribbean Sea.
Type of Conflict: Man vs Man, Man vs Environment.
Describe the main conflict:
Rainsford is trapped on an island, and is being hunted by Zaroff.
Describe the Climax of the Story:
The climax is when Rainsford is being hunted by Zaroff in the forest and tries several trapping techniques to kill him.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?At the beginning of the story, Rainsford shows no care for the feelings of the animals he hunts. When Rainsford starts getting hunted by Zaroff, he begins to know how it feels to be hunted.
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: "Ugh! It's Like moist black velvet."
Personification: the speeding yacht slapped him in the face
Foreshadowing (give both elements): Zaroff tells Rainsford that Ivan is savage, like all his race, and Zaroff turns out to be savage too.
Irony: Rainsford goes from being a hunter, to being hunted.
Imagery: The night crawled like a wounded snake
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”?
It means that the time he spent hiding from Zaroff felt like a whole year.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”?
It refers to an animal that is being hunted by a pack
of dogs, but is not yet cornered, or caught.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island?
"blood warm waters of the Caribbean sea"
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style?
He invested in American securities and became wealthy that way.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him?
Zaroff promises him to let him go free from the island to continue his pursuits as a hunter.
6. What happened to Lazarus?
Lazarus followed one of Zarroff's "huntees" into the quicksand.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?
He rests in a tree at one point, and Zaroff tracks him but never looks up in the tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea?
A quarter of a million acres.
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins?
Because they would leave a poorer trail, therefor, making the hunt more challenging for Zaroff.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons.
From Zaroff's careless behavior stopping his search and smoking, Rainsford realizes that the general plans on prolonging the game.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”?
Zaroff turns on the lights for his fake channel to trap ships, he makes the approach deadly because he misdirects the ships to "giant rocks with razor edges that crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws."
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?
He was killed by Rainsford and fed to the dogs. Zaroff mentioned that the winner would sleep in his bed, at the end, it says "it was the most comfortable bed Rainsford had ever slept in".
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why?
Zaroff admired the talent and brains of Rainsford even while being beaten by him, Zaroff had never had a "huntee" use such techniques..
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man?
Rainsford fell off the boat and swam all of the way to the shore, also when he was being hunted, he could run a great amount of distance, this proves his great stamina.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)Before Rainsford had landed on the island, he had no concern for how an animal felt when he hunted them. When Rainsford landed on the island and Zaroff began to hunt him, he began to know what it was like to be hunted.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. Connell sets an eerie, dark atmosphere in Rainsford's situation without any gore or grotesqueness. Instead he uses the scarily confident attitude of Zaroff, and the fact that he traps and hunts humans for his own entertainment.